It helps keep them warm, say our readers – but the flamingo is most famous for standing on one leg, and warmth is unlikely to ...

Scientists balanced a dead flamingo on one leg to unlock the bird's standing secret. New research reveals how flamingos can stand – and even sleep – on one leg for so long ...

They concluded that a flamingo standing on two legs uses more muscular energy to maintain a steady posture. So why is a one-legged posture more efficient, ...

They not only found that a flamingo could support its body weight passively (with no need for muscular activity) on one leg, but also that it was impossible for the bird to hold a stable, balanced ...